9-th EMR-IBS conference and Symposium in Biostatistics, 7-12 May 2017, Thessaloniki

The 9th EMR-Italian region conference of the International Biometric Society (IBS) will take place next week in Thessaloniki, 8-12 May, 2017 at MET Hotel.
The final program can be found here:
http://www.stat-athens.aueb.gr/~emribs/page/EMR2017/EMR_PROGRAM_29APR17.pdf
Attached to the conference (7-8 May 2017) there will be at the same venue (MET hotel, Thessaloniki) a symposium to  honor Professor Marvin Zelen a keen supporter of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of the IBS. The symposium contains a series of talks of distinguished biostatisticians.
The program of the Symposium can be seen here:
http://www.frontier-science.gr/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Symposium-honoring-Prof.-Marvin-Zelen-Program-7-8-May-2017.pdf
Note that registration for the symposium is free, but you need to register either through the conference website https://pcoconvin.eventsair.com/emr-ibs2017/register
or sending an email to mtsousis@frontier-science.gr
Frontier Science Foundation Hellas (FSFH)  sponsors both events.
Finally, at Monday 8/5 there will be a one day short course given from Prof Dimitris Rizopoulos, Erasmus University, Rotterdam on
An Introduction to Joint Models for Longitudinal and Survival Data, with Applications in R.
There are still few seats available, if you are interested please send an email to karlis@aueb.gr or viist the web page of the conference
http://www.stat-athens.aueb.gr/~emribs/page/emr2017.html
We are looking forward to seeing you in both events.

Dimitris Karlis